New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-05
BILLS TO ROB TAXPAYERS.
EXEMPTION FOR VAST PROPERTIES.
SENATOR MURPHY's EFFORTS IN BEHALF OF CHAR
TABLE INsTITUTIoNs-AN ATTACK on WATER
METERS

SENATOR MURPHY's EFFORTS IN BEHALF OF CHAR
TABLE INsrITUTIoNs-AN ATTACK on WATER
METERS.
lar TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUNE.l
ALBANY, Feb. 4.-The New-York members of the
Legislature resumed operations this morning upon the
treasury of that city That is their main mission here,
10 pass bills taking money out OF the city treasury or
else to prevent money reaching It that shoald properly
20 Into IT, The bill OF today of the class indicated,
was presented by Senator Murphy aud Assembly lyman
Cantor. 1t exempts all the charitable institutions in
new 0rk public private, from paying any water
TAX what - far worse, 1t then exempts all the real
estate owned by these institutions from paying any
TAX Senator Murphy asked that the measure should
pe sent 10 the Committee Taxation, although the
committee to which it should be sent according To the
Srnatrs rules that of cities The Committee on
,itles under the lead OF its chairman, Senat Hen
u'ioAs, OF Syracuse. has uniformly protected the
taxpayers OF NewYork from robbery that doubt ess
senator Murphy did consider IL prudent to ntrust
that committee with the bill Senator Durham. OF
Ne" ork who has shown praisewortny desire To re-
slst lac passage OF any bills cxvmpiing property IN
new ork from taxation, protested against this pro-
posed disposition of the Till. lie added:
90 many of these bills being introduced IN the
senate exenp'ing property in NewYork from taxa
out remark"
senatOr Murphy-This is not H Roman Catholic bill,
senator D9nham. There is no religion in 1t.
senator Dunham-l know there is no religion IN H.
and have not tried TO Introduce religious Issue
mere would be the last person to do So " Is you
mat nave dragged 1t into this matter woud resls'
TINS bili. no matter what denomination was cOncerneu
l am more liberal than you do not care II they
are heathens who apply for this exemption OF their
property from taxation they shall not be granted the
rlght with my consent. They must pay iher lax
The Senators from the interior OF the state were IN
different to the disposition of bill affecting thousands
OF Collars belonging to he taxpayers OF New ofk'
None of them voted 10 support Senator Dunham in his
demand that the bill should be sent to the committee
on Cities and two or three OF the city senators Young
u aH tn ear nv
that the measure should he referred 10 the committee
on Taxation. he objectionable character OF the Dill
can be shown by giving Its first section: ,
"1he several hospitals, orphan asylums ana o'her
charitable and benevolent corporations, societies ana
institutions now existing in the CITY oi New-l DIX OF
which be hereafter established therein are hereby
exempted from the payment OF any sum OF money
whatever 70 said city for the OF water taken ny
the same from said city, and water shall be supped 10
the same by said city In sufficient huantliy TOT ah ~"
poses tor which IL Is used 10y sald socleifs anu
Institutions which may be necessary to he uSed o
tho same Tree OF all charge whatsoever ana the Ieli
e'iate OF any such institutions aforesaid Is hereby re-
leased discharged and exempted from all neh anu
charge Tor heretofore used and remaining uhpal
Tor at the time OF the passage OF tins act, or "nch
may hereafter he used by any such institution society
corporations"
Ii will be perceived that all OF the real estate Owned
by these institutions il also exempt from tine wate'
tax, whether the real estate is source OF income, or
endowment bringing in Thousands OF dollars III Tue
form OF rent. II does not limit tie exemption 10 he
land on which the charitable institutions 'tand, hut
IT
not in actual use by the charitable society.
As-emb lyman Langhcn also had bill Tor Wasting
the money OF the taxpayers OF New-fork Every resi-
dent of Ncw-lork knows that the great sc'Ici'y OF
wafer few years 10 owing TO IFS reckless use III
manufactures stables. ferry houses and dwelllngN'
10 STOP the waste bill passed 10y the LEGISLATURE
authorizn. the Commissioner OF Public Works TO lut
a water meter in buildings where lie suspected lhat
water wasted and to charge tor the water con,
-nmcd. hs stopped IN large measure the WlTte on
water Mr. Langbein apparently desires 10 revive inc
waste lie introduced - I'LL today with tie following
provision amending the water meter law OF 49,
ANY person or persons having been compelled 10y
the discretion OF the Commissioner OF Pubic VOTES
heretofore 20 said meters or now having the same
in any store, workshop. hotel, manu'actory ietry
house stable public cdiGce dwelling o. Other place
may notify the Comimss ouer Of Public Works IN "r'-
ing 10 remove the same and thcreupon the r'o COM
missioner shall remove the same within ten days.
Tho bin also saws in effect that the 'ommss oucr ol
Public works must get permission from nous" ""lci
before putting IN water meter. b0uptlcsr tp'
wIstcrs water have strong objections 10 met
,heyish horsccar conductors 10 Registering punch